Three or four hours isn’t enough time to see much in Banff, so we moved on again towards Lake Louise. Foolishly, I believed we might be able to stop there for a while and then move on to one more attraction before we had to head back to Calgary.

Continental Divide But then we happened upon the Continental Divide Roadside River (where water on one side finds its way to the Pacific Ocean, and water on the other side makes its way to the Atlantic Ocean) and I had to stop again for more photos. There was a little stream running down the side of the road, and a choice of short hikes in every direction. Since Natasha was sleeping, we just stopped for a minute, and then carried on our way. Besides, there was still snow on the hiking trails, and I’m not sure that the stroller was equipped with all-terrain tires to plow our way through if need be.

We finally made it to Lake Louise, and after finding a parking spot in the snow we walked down a muddy, icy trail towards the lake.

Lake Louise

There was still ice along the shoreline, but several canoes were out on the water. The lake was just as blue as I remembered it – I don’t think the photos come even close to the colour. Despite the fact there was ice and snow all around us, the temperature was somewhere around 26 degrees.

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